May 13th

Today was pretty uneventful. I got up at 8:00 and left Glacier at 9:15 after putting Rita in towing mode from camping mode. There’s not much to it: back the car up in just the right position, make sure all necessary connections are working, put the back stabilizer legs up, stow everything in a secure location.

The drive was great. I passed through many different terrains, beginning with the mountains and high lakes of Montana, going through the Idaho mountains passes, crossing through the volcanic plains of eastern Washington, ascending the mountains east of Seattle, and finally finishing in an urban setting that I can already tell is a good one. I got estimates for times to Seattle that ranged from 10:15 at the earliest to 13 hours at the latest. It took me 9 hours on the dot to get here, and I didn’t go over the speed limit at all. I guess the locals were wrong for once!

As I sit here and wait for the Bainbridge ferry I am listening to a combination of Miles Davis and heavy rain on my windshield. The ferry is approaching, and I am really looking forward to getting to the Earnest’s house. Tomorrow should be much more fun than today since Chris and Carol arrive in the afternoon - we shall be united once again.